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Food Pyramid hosting OBI Micro Blood Drive on March 31
March 23, 2020 ─ Hundreds of blood drives have been cancelled due to escalating concerns regarding coronavirus. These cancellations will result in the loss of thousands of blood units, but blood can’t...
View ArticleState Superintendent Hofmeister proposes schools to not re-open
Oklahoma State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister proposed on Monday that all schools in the state will not reopen for the rest of the school year due to the spread of COVID-19. This includes area schools...
View ArticleGov. Stitt Takes Action to Curb Transmission of COVID-19
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt held a press conference this afternoon to announce the state’s latest efforts in response to the COVID-19 crisis. These efforts include several executive orders. These...
View ArticlePonca City Police Department handling traffic control for COVID19 drive...
The Ponca City Police Department has been asked to handle traffic control for Oklahoma Department of Health drive through COVID19 testing site at the Ponca City RecPlex tomorrow (March 25th, 2020). The...
View ArticleMore than 100 COVID-19 cases documented for Oklahoma Tuesday
As of Tuesday afternoon, there are now 109 documented cases of COVID-19 in the state of Oklahoma. No changes for Kay County which remains at 5 COVID-19 cases. For nearby counties, Noble county reported...
View ArticleCowley County health officer considering placing Kay County on travel...
Cowley County, Kansas Public Health Officer Tom Langer said earlier in the week that he is considering placing Kay County on their travel restriction list due to the five cases of COVID-19 reported in...
View Article164 COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma as of Wednesday
A total of 55 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the state of Oklahoma late Wednesday morning. Five people have died from the virus, including two in Oklahoma County. Pawnee, Tulsa and Cleveland...
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Ponca City Public School District Steps-Up to Help Local Hospital
The Ponca City Public School District recently stepped-up in the time of crisis. The Ponca City Hospital was having a shortage of hand sanitizer, so they contacted the PCPS District to see if they...
View ArticleSo what is an essential business?
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday announced restrictions to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, which include closing nonessential businesses in counties where positive cases of the...
View ArticleKay County Sheriff’s Office Provides Details For Safer At Home Order Now In...
A Safer at home order is now in effect until April 30 for Kay and the other 27 counties in Oklahoma with COVID-19 cases. This is for older Oklahoman’s and those with underlying health issues...
View ArticlePonca City man critically injured in accident north of Newkirk
A personal injury collision happened at 12:20 a.m. Wednesday morning on U.S. 77 at Judo Road 7 miles north of Newkirk in Kay County. Roy Mann, 53, of Ponca City was driving a 2013 Kawasaki southbound...
View ArticleNewkirk Main Street Designb Committee Seeking Donations
The Newkirk Main Street design committee is seeking donations of historic items or baked goods. While those items are preferred, gift certificates for goods or services are also welcome. All proceeds...
View ArticleSchool buildings in Oklahoma closed for remainder of year, new learning idea...
The Oklahoma State Board of Education voted 7-0 Wednesday to keep school buildings closed and to implement distance learning plans for the remainder of school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic....
View ArticleBlackwell Dentistry Limiting Service
Dr. Aaron Neale and Blackwell Dentistry have made a decision to limit services to emergency dental treatments until April 20th due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The staff will be performing treatments in...
View ArticleAll Oklahoma Tribes Close Casinos Temporarily
Officials with the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association confirmed on Monday that all of its tribal members have closed their casinos temporarily. Although they are independent sovereign nations, each...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney’s Office warning of COVID-19 fraud schemes
The United States Attorney’s Office is warning the public to be aware of fraud schemes seeking to exploit the COVID-19 crisis. Scammers have already devised several methods, including fraudulent...
View ArticlePCPS March 25 COVID-19 Update
The following is an update from Ponca City Public Schools on Wednesday. PCPS Families, Staff, and Community, Today, we learned that Oklahoma students will not return to the classroom for the...
View ArticleGovernor Expands List of Essential Businesses
The following is the Executive Department Amended Executive Memorandum 2020-01 filed by the office of Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt on March 25, 2020: Click here for a link to official document and...
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Number of COVID-19 cases in Kay County rises to 11
As of 11 a.m. Thursday morning, there are 11 documented cases of COVID-19 in Kay County. Oklahoma State Health Department says that there are now 248 casesof COVID-19 reported statewide. Seven...
View ArticlePCPS cancels upcoming prom
The Ponca City High School Junior/Senior Prom scheduled for April 18 has been canceled. Currently, we cannot determine a safe time frame to reschedule, so it is impossible to confirm a definite date....
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